About us
Our History:
Orion International Consulting was established by Mark R. Morris on October 1st, 2002 in order to provide a true consulting based executive search for foreign companies in Japan. Our company acts as a catalyst in bringing new talent to businesses in Japan and throughout APAC. With a growing reputation of quality service, Orion International is Japan`s premier executive search and career advancement recruiting firm.
Mark R. Morris graduated from the University of Hawaii, with a focus on International Sales and Marketing.
With over 20 years experience living and working in Japan and 10 years in executive search he has conducted many assignments at all levels across a variety of industries prior to establishing Orion International currently serving as Managing Director and Consultant.
Our Mission:
Orion International places the utmost value on our partnership with both clients and candidates. We are fully committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure our partner`s satisfaction and success.
Our Expertise:
Orion International specializes in identifying, evaluating and recommending the very best candidates focusing on cultural and business critical needs.
Our clients and candidates relationship is always highly considered and valued, and we work hard to be a trustworthy partner throughout the hiring process.
We source and recruit a variety of talent for our global clients that allows them to deal with the unique intricacies of the Japanese business community. As Japanese business opportunities increase, our clients can benefit by partnering with Orion International and utilizing our consulting based hiring strategies.
We can answer culturally sensitive questions, advise on strategic planning issues and deliver first hand information on complex International/Japanese business issues that affect your global staffing strategy.
Our executive search firm is a generalist firm, which means that our searches are not limited to any one specific industry or employment function.
We fulfill recruiting needs across a wide spectrum of employment - from entry level staff up to Country Managers and Presidents, however we specialize in recruiting senior-level, multi-cultural and multi-lingual executives in the following areas:
- Hi-Tech and Information Technology.
- Medical and Pharmaceutical.
- Sales and Marketing.
- Finance and Accounting.
- Shipping and Logistics.
- Human Resources and Consulting
- Manufacturing and Chemical.
- Telecommunication, Semiconductor, Mobile.
- Engineering - FAE, AE, SE, NE, FSE.
Honesty and integrity you can trust, we pride ourselves on “Matching Quality Candidates with Quality Careers”
Testimonials
“ We recruited our Country Manager through Orion International. They carefully took the time to understand our company culture and the skill set and personality required to recruit this key appointment for us and were highly consultative in their approach.”
-CEO- Medium Size Semicondutor Company
“Mark and his team at Orion are a pleasure to work with. Throughout the recruitment process they put our needs first until we found the right candidate. Their approach is highly professional: it focuses on building long-term relationships and not just about making quick business. I would not hesitate in using them again”
-President- Start-up IT Company
“The service that Orion International provided over the years we have been working together has been excellent. Candidates have been found within a reasonalbe timescale and are generally of a very high standard. The arrangement of interviews and feedback given has proved helpful and enabled us to source the best candidate for the job.
Please let me take this opportunity to thank you for all your efforts and excellent service”
-HR Director- Large Multinational Company
Get in touch!
Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may have.
E-mail: contact@orion-int.com

